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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
3
Imitations of Peruna flood drugstores as cheaper alternatives claim to match the standard catarrh remedy. The article warns substitutes may fail and highlights Peruna’s claimed endorsements from hospitals physicians and Congress members.
Major Macklin reported a strong recruiting pace at the Indianapolis Recruiting Station on Thursday morning. Six men enlisted yesterday with two more joining this morning, including Adam Kleinsmith of Indianapolis and 24 year old George D. Templeton of Bloomfield. Templeton has three years’ prior service and plans to pursue a commission.
Denver August 28 Attorneys for John W Gates and associates seeking control of Colorado Fuel and Iron Co filed a petition in the United States circuit court asking the injunction suit in district court be moved to federal courts alleging state judges have been influenced and prejudiced The petition will be heard Saturday
Bridgeton New Jersey Aug 28 John R Holmes of Bowentown and his house keeper perished in a nighttime fire that destroyed a barn on the Holmes property. Their charred bodies were recovered Thursday morning and investigators suspect incendiary causes.
Fort Worth reports 105 degrees as the hottest day of the season. A woman dies from the heat in the city, and several more deaths are recorded across Texas as statewide high temperatures persist.
Plans for a three day meeting of the League of Republican Clubs in Chicago are announced for October 2 through 4. President Roosevelt is expected October 3 with Senators Dolliver and Beveridge to speak on the other days.
The Indianapolis mayor, vacationing in Minocqua Wisconsin, suspects his friends from Missouri but a shipment arrived home with about 60 pounds of bass and other fish. Harry Brunaugh Harold C Megrew and Controller Breunig each received a 20 pound box addressed in the mayor's scrawl.
A lawn fete will be given by the Boys Anti Tobacco and Cigarette Club on the south side Friday night at Mrs Colvin's residence 802 Huron street.
The Salem Fair Association and Montpelier Driving Park in Montpelier are linked with Moore-Mansfield Construction of Indianapolis in a bid to build electric roads funded by multiple firms. Directors named include Henry A. Mansfield, Dewitt A. Moore, and Daniel Cleary.
Cheyenne celebrates Frontier Day with a mass crowd and a wild west program. Cowboys from Colorado, Utah, Texas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Montana and Wyoming join in events such as wild horse races and steer roping while Miss Pawson, Miss Hobatall, and the McPhee sisters contend in a pony race. Detachments from Fort Russell perform drills and Shoshone and Arapahoe Indians appear from Wind River. A planned dog cat show is dropped after protests.
An Omaha police inquiry follows a letter stating Jay Huffman killed Dora Jackman’s baby and cut her hair. He claims intent to jump into the Missouri River after his mother’s death, and police search for him or his body. An unidentified infant found last June is believed to be the mentioned baby.
Dr. T Swirle of Belleville Indiana and Nancy J Cheatham of Indianapolis were married by a justice of the peace in St Louis on Wednesday afternoon. The pair were sweethearts half a century ago before both remarried and now widowed. The Indianapolis Nancy Cheatham identifies herself not as the one in the dispatch, noting she is married to George W Cheatham a colored police merchant living at 1015 N Senate Ave.
The 27th annual Smith family reunion gathered thousands in Peapack New Jersey on a Wednesday. Old Uncle Abe Smith welcomed guests under an apple tree and spoke of the family. A cake tipping one ton and 4000 cakes of ice cream were enjoyed.
New York stocks opened irregular yet generally strong with active trading. Reading showed notable buying, possibly by Pennsylvania interests or controlled companies. Union Pacific rose with Southern Pacific on rumors of refunding and future dividends. Colorado Fuel fluctuated amid conflicting reports.B&O hinted at potential Read ing control. Noon prices listed with broad firmness later in the day.
On Wall Street report outlines resumed mining activity across the anthracite region with coal output at 2,500 tons daily. Treasury officials express satisfaction with the financial situation while railroad earnings show favorable comparison with peers. Iron Age notes broad market activity and coke shortages, and investors anticipate relief for the crop-moving period as market breadth widens.
Cincinnati Ohio reports cattle receipts 449 with dull demand. Prices: butcher steers 4.60 to 6.00, extra 5.85 to 6.00, calves weak to 25 cents lower at 7.75. Hogs receipts 1,365 with packers 20 to 25 cents lower, good to choice 7.30 to 7.60, extras 7.50 to 7.60. Sheep receipts 1,875 dull 15 to 25 cents lower, lambs 10 to 15 cents lower, extras 5.75 to 5.85.
Chicago daily market list shows butter at 19c, dairies at 154éc, cheese at 10c, Swiss at 15 1514c. Live poultry includes chickens 10%4c, springs tree turkeys 12, geese $4.00 6.00, ducks 97c. Prices vary by item and grade.
Mrs John Ryan of Indianapolis violently attacked her family with an ax then fled to Speersville where she smashed doors and menaced residents. A pursuing party found her in an old barn a mile away armed with a pitchfork but she was overpowered. Her husband was a street car conductor.
Wheat prices show No 2 red and milling freight at 68 cents, No 3 red at 65 to 66, No 2 red track at 68. Corn remains steady with No 1 white 62, No 2 white 62, and No 4 white 58 to 60 cents. Oats hold at 31 31.25 cents. hay weaker for new No 1 timothy at 10.50 to 11.00 dollars. Inspectments list several car counts for wheat corn rye and hay with specific grades and totals.
New York prices for pork 18.25 19.25 per hundredweight lard 10.80 butter varies 19½ 21½ cents creamery and imitation creamery butter listed cheese numbers and types large and small 9?9 cents skimmed and full cream 46 3 cents tallow 64 6½ cents dressed poultry prices for turkeys 25 cents chick ens 11 20c fowls 11 13½c ducks 1 cent geese 15c and spring 20 22c
E. W. Rader reported to police that his neighbor C. W. Smith has been missing since Tuesday evening. Smith, 50, 5 feet 9 inches, slight grey mustache, left home driving a bay horse to a surrey. three fingers missing from his right hand.
East Liberty Pa August 28 cattle receipts fair with 150 cars on sale. Market slow and prices down about 25c. Cattle ranges listed from $7.50 to $3.25 for various grades. hogs notes include prime heavies at $7.80 to $7.85 and pigs $7.50 to $7.60. sheep and lambs receipts light with best wethers at $3.85 to $4.00 and choice lambs $5.75 to $6.00. veal calves $7.50 to $8.00, heavy and thin $5.00 to $6.00.
East Buffalo sees one cattle car and fourteen hog cars with a steady to slow market. Bulls and veals range around 5.75 to 6.04, hogs show steady to weaker prices with several classes listed from 6.00 to 7.95, and lambs and sheep are very dull with lambs 16 to 25 cents lower and native lambs around 5.60 to 25.65.
Remarkable deposits of hematite ore have been discovered in Lee county. Owned by three poor farmers who purchased the land cheaply, they rejected a large offer Thursday and plan to mine the ore due to strong demand.
Union Stock Yards reports on August 28 with cattle receipts 3 500 prime beeves and ranges from 8 65 to 1 20 for canners. Hogs receipts 18 000 with prices 7 00 to 7 95 for various weights. Sheep receipts 20 000 with native and western grades from 3 50 to 5 90 for lambs.
Readers are invited to skim The Sun’s pages for engaging content and occasional opportunities. The text suggests that attention to the section yields both interest and practical chances to create or obtain things.
Chicago grain prices ease with wheat down after August 28 trading. Sept wheat at 70 70c and Dec at 66 6c, corn lower with Sept at 57 56c and Dec at 42 42c, oats modestly higher with Sept at 32 33c and Dec 30c. Provisions drop again with Oct pork around 17.30 to 17.00, lard near 9.77 to 9.50, ribs about 5.97 to 5.?
A dense listing of market prices for poultry meats eggs butter cheese and other dairy products, hides tallow wool and staples. Also includes flour, bran, fruits vegetables oysters fish canned goods coffee sugars syrups and various meats with per unit or per quantity quotes.
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